The New York State Senate

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                                   944

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2017
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROZIC, BARNWELL, BRAUNSTEIN, COLTON, KAVANAGH,
  ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the adminis-
  tration  of  the  TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages
  for pupils who are proficient in such languages and of limited English
  proficiency

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3204-a
to read as follows:
  §  3204-A.  ADMINISTRATION  OF THE TASC EXAMINATION IN THE CHINESE AND
KOREAN LANGUAGES. 1. STUDENTS WHO ARE PROFICIENT IN THE CHINESE OR KORE-
AN LANGUAGE AND OF LIMITED ENGLISH  PROFICIENCY  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO
RECEIVE  INSTRUCTION  IN  PREPARATION  FOR  THE TASC EXAMINATION AND THE
ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH EXAMINATION IN THE CHINESE OR KOREAN LANGUAGE.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EACH BOARD OF  EDUCATION,  INCLUDING
THE  BOARD  OF  EACH  COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
MAKE AVAILABLE TO  ALL  PUPILS  PROFICIENT  IN  THE  CHINESE  OR  KOREAN
LANGUAGE, AND OF LIMITED PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH, THE OFFICIAL TASC EXAM-
INATION WRITTEN IN SUCH NATIVE LANGUAGE, AND MAKE AVAILABLE ANY INSTRUC-
TIONAL  COURSES  OR  PROGRAMS  FOR  THE PREPARATION OF SUCH EXAMINATION,
WHICH ARE OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING COURSE MATERIALS, IN
SUCH NATIVE LANGUAGE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  FURTHER  DIRECT  THAT  ANY
NOTIFICATION  OR  CORRESPONDENCE  RELATING  TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
TASC EXAMINATION SHALL BE WRITTEN IN THE CHINESE OR KOREAN LANGUAGE.
  3. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A RECORD  OF  PUPILS
WHO  HAVE  THE  TASC  EXAMINATION  ADMINISTERED IN THE CHINESE OR KOREAN
LANGUAGE AND SHALL REPORT SUCH INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AN ANNU-
AL BASIS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00428-01-7

A. 944                              2

  § 2. The commissioner of education is hereby authorized to  promulgate
any  rules  or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act,
including, but not  limited  to,  rules  or  regulations  directing  the
department  to enter into a contract with the American Council on Educa-
tion to develop and provide appropriate testing materials.
  § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.